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Table 1 Demographic data and clinical features of the 233 patients, according to Sex, Education Level, Affected Gene, and Index/Non-Index status

From: A long diagnostic delay in patients with Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia: a questionnaire-based retrospective study

DEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL DATA

SEX

    
 

Total

Males

Females

 

Nr (%)

233

119 (49%)

114 (51%)

 

Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years)

51.1 ± 16.9

52.4 ± 17.2

49.7 ± 16.6

p = ns

[Range]

[10;84]

[11;81]

[10;84]

EDUCATION LEVEL

    
 

Low

Interm

High

 

Nr (%)

53 (23%)

69 (30%)

111 (47%)

 

Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years)

62.5 ± 16.9

49.9 ± 16.2

46.4 ± 14.9

P < 0.0001

[Range]

[10;84]

[15;78]

[16;75]

AFFECTED GENE

    
 

HHT1

HHT2

HHT?

 

Nr (%)

81 (35%)

132 (56%)

20 (9%)

 

Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years)

46.6 ± 16.9

52.4 ± 16.8

60.1 ± 13.3

P < 0.003

[Range]

[11;79]

[10;84]

[36;80]

INDEX/NON-INDEX STATUS

    
 

Index

Non-Index

  

Nr (%)

112 (48.1%)

121 (51.9%)

  

Age at Interview, Mean ± SD (years)

57.4 ± 14.1

45.2 ± 17.3]

 

P < 0.0001

[Range]

[15;81]

[10;84]

 

CLINICAL DATA

Nr (%)

  

Epistaxis

231 (99.1%)

  

Mucocutaneous Telangiectases

233 (100%)

  

PAVM

117 (50.2%)

  

CAVMs

19 (8.1%)

  

HAVMs

182 (78.1%)

  

GI bleeding

62 (26.6%)

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